Backstage at Boiling Point Burlesque

October was full of performances, but after the Boiling Point Burlesque variety show at Oberon November 1st, we just have rehearsals for The Slutcracker: after which, I abandon all of this, flee this city for colder winds, darker nights.

And I realized, I should really be taking more pictures.

Lineup
A Line-Up

Karin
UnAmerika’s Sweetheart, The Fan Dance

The full album from Boiling Point Burlesque: here. (Nothing too racy or unsafe for work.)

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How I Became An Asshole: Selected Diary Entries

May 16, 1993

Dear Jornal,

Today is Tuesday, and guess what’s going to happen? I’m going to the dentist to get teeth pulled. Four teeth normally but I lost one of them that was supposed to be pulled! Ha, ha! But I still have three more to go. Thank goodness it’s only baby teeth. Another good thing is that another one that is to be pulled is loose. Well it’s 9:50. I’m at my dad’s right now and I have spent the night . . . WITHOUT PAIGE! Anyway, I leave for the dentist at 10:00. I’ll write back when I return!

Yours truley,
Annie M

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Dear Jornal,

About the dentist again! We made it into two trips for getting teeth pulled. Why? Good question.

WARNING do not read if getting teeth pulled again. (Until it says safe!)

O.K. now I’m serious. Don’t read if getting teeth pulled.

O.K. here it is.

It is murder!

SAFE.

Hi again, well I just got out of cleaning up dishes because I’m here in the playhouse! No one knows I’m here!

Annie

p.s. YES!

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June 12, 1993

Dear Jornal,

I have 3 4 exciting things to tell you. 1. We got a new kitten at mom’s house a week ago and named him Copper, because of his eyes. He is about a month old now. VERY CUTE. But . . . he has ear mites. 2. Me and Paige are going up to grandma’s and grandpa’s for an entire THREE AND A HALF DAYS! 3. School ended June 11, and that’s why we are able to go to grandma and grandpa’s for THREE AND A HALF DAYS, and we get a week with dad because . . . 4. Dad and Jan are getting hitched! (married) so we get a week with dad and next week they get married! Then Fathers Day!

One more thing. Jan’s dog Loki got put to sleep. Noooooooooooooo!

(Because of his cancer.)

Your truley,
Annie

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Sometimes Life is Like This

He had just spun me like a top in my white go-go boots, and grasped me again around the waist, his face against the elastic of my long blonde wig. “God, you still smell good!” he said into my neck. And I thought, I do? Maybe it’s the sickly-sweet of gold glitter spray.

And then I thought: no, it’s more likely the button-down men’s shirt I’m wearing as a dress tonight, the one that smells so wonderfully of another.

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